Familiar living things - Exploring familiar living things
Technology used - SAMR model - Substitution Substitution - "Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Teacher's use of technology include using Spiderscribe.net as a concept map for brainstorm activity to assess students' prior knowledge rather than writing on the whiteboard. This is uploaded on the Class Blog.
Students use cameras to take photos of living things and upload it on a word documents as well as notes, comparison to predictions and observations.
Life stages of living things - Examining life stages of offspring who resemble the adults
Technology used - SAMR model - Augmentation Augmentation - "Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvement" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Teacher use scanner to scan photos of students and their parents and display the photos on the whiteboard to enable students to make comparisons between the babies and their parents.
Different Slideshow are shown on the whiteboard that enable students to be actively involved in identifications and matching of living things.
Students make notes on class blog and upload photos with support of teacher.
Linking needs with life stages - Investigating how life stages affect needs.
Technology used - SAMR model - Modification Modification - "Technology allows for significant task redesign" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Teacher use online videos to gain students attention and use PowerPoint presentation to explain science concept.
Students research website for information and record their notes and information on the class blog.
Applying knowledge of living things - Assessment task
Technology used - SAMR model - Redefinition Redefinition - "
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Teacher explain and model creating assessment task on Glogster.
Students create assessment task on Glogster with the support of teacher and teacher aide.
Teacher upload Glogsters on class blog.
Students complete an online quiz to revise what they have been learning.
Students write short reflection on class blog and answer the question How do living things grow?
Lesson Experience Plan 1 - Lesson 1
Familiar living things - Exploring familiar living things
Technology used - SAMR model - Substitution
Substitution - "Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with no functional change" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Lesson Experience Plan 2 - Lesson 3
Life stages of living things - Examining life stages of offspring who resemble the adults
Technology used - SAMR model - AugmentationAugmentation - "Technology acts as a direct tool substitute, with functional improvement" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Lesson Experience Plan 3 - Lesson 6
Linking needs with life stages - Investigating how life stages affect needs.
Technology used - SAMR model - Modification
Modification - "Technology allows for significant task redesign" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).
Lesson Experience Plan 4 - Lesson
Applying knowledge of living things - Assessment task
Technology used - SAMR model - Redefinition
Redefinition - "
Technology allows for the creation of new tasks, previously inconceivable" (Department of Education, Training and Employment, 2012).